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"West Oak’s success has come from always putting our clients’ best interests first and always finding ways to improve and add more value to them"
Andrew mcquiston,
west oak family office, wellington-altus private wealth
Simon Bednar is a senior executive with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently the CEO of Finsure, one of Australia’s leading and fastest-growing aggregators. Bednar’s extensive experience covers the areas of sales, business consulting, project management, IT operations and executive recruitment.
Before becoming CEO, Bednar worked as the general manager at Finsure for seven years. He has demonstrated his ability and passion for leading and inspiring his people, contributing to business growth and helping brokers succeed in their businesses.
Prior to joining Finsure, he spent eight years as COO for one of Australia’s leading software providers in financial services, where he was responsible for driving vertical products into the mortgage industry. He also managed the day-to-day operations of the business for Microsoft’s consulting division.
Bednar has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Melbourne.
L24, 52 Martin Place, Sydney, NSW 2000
0415 111 000
simon.bednar@finsure.com.au
linkedin.com/in/simon-bednar-60703212
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Simon Bednar
Chief Executive Officer
Finsure
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Year 7 Community Leader and Leader for Learning Technologies and Platforms at Northern Beaches Christian School
Master of Business Administration, 2017–2019
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2022
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2014
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General Manager at Finsure
2014
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2011
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State Business Manager at Finsure
2011
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Chief Operating Officer at Stargate Technologies
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Consultant at Deloitte consulting
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2022
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2022
Excellence awardee – Independent Mortgage Adviser of the Year category at the New Zealand Mortgage Awards
2022
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Deputy Principal at Australian Christian College - Southlands
Doctor of Education
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Launched his own business,
Ascend Financial Services
2022
Chief Executive Officer
Finsure
Simon Bednar